Thread: Moving to Kuala Lumpur

Hi, Any advice would be helpful, we are moving to KL with my daughter and need a good international school and a good area to live in.

Hi and welcome to Brits Abroad.
In regards to areas the ones I have heard are good areas are:Bangsar, Kenny Hills, Federal Hills, Sri Hartimas, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Sungai Buloh and Damansara

Below is a list of English teaching schools:

Garden International School
www.gardenschool.edu.my
Curriculum: British National Curriculum, IGCSE
Ages: 3 - 18
A school with students from over 50 nationalities, Garden International School teaches a British curriculum to students. Class sizes range from 20 to 30 students per class and it provides a bus service to students living in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya areas.

The International School at ParkCity (Opening Sept 2011)
www.isp.edu.my
Curriculum: Based on UK National Curriculum, IGCSE
Ages: 2-13 (In first year)
The International School @ ParkCity (ISP) broadly follows the UK curriculum. The School, which is located in the exclusive residential area of Desa ParkCity, currently caters for children aged 2 to 13 years. All teachers are fully qualified and highly experienced expatriates.

The Alice Smith School
www.alice-smith.edu.my
Curriculum: British National Curriculum
Ages: 3 – 18
The Alice Smith school is a well-established international school in Kuala Lumpur and teaches the British curriculum and is a member of the Council of International Schools as well as the Federation of British International Schools.

Fairview International School
www.fairview.edu.my
Curriculum: International Baccalaureate
Ages: 4 –18
Fairview has a student body of over 900 students from more than 45 different countries. An IB curriculum is taught and there are residence facilities available for the older students.

Sayfol
www.sayfol.edu.my
Curriculum: British National Curriculum
Ages: 2 months – 18 years.
Sayfol accepts both international and Malaysian students and currently has students from over 60 nationalities. It teaches a British curriculum and has a nursery school for very young students.

Mont’Kiara International School
www.mkis.edu.my
Curriculum: North American and International Bacculaureate
Ages: 3 – 18
Mont’Kiara International School teaches a North American and IB curriculum and is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the International Baccalaureate Organisation. M’KIS has a student body of about 950 students and class sizes range from 16 up to 21 students per class.

British International School Kuala Lumpur
www.bskl.org.my
Curriculum: British National Curriculum.
Ages: 2 – 18
The British International School Kuala Lumpur teaches the British National Curriculum and has both pre-nursery and nursery schools as well as a bus service which run along a variety of routes throughout KL.

The Australian International School
www.aism.edu.my
Curriculum: Australian New South Wales Curriculum
Ages: 3 – 18
The Australian International School teaches an Australian curriculum devised by the New South Wales Board of Studies. The school also provides a bus service to different areas around Kuala Lumpur.